whim
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"It came about on a whim as I love horses," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell Thursday as digital assets traded in step with stock markets and at the whim of developments in the Iran war.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
They’re not just wasting their money on a whim.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
“With Iran we now see the irony that despite unimaginable energy independence, the U.S. is still at the whim of a physical chokepoint,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
“If you want to be free of him, then why go along with his every whim? Why not stand up to him?”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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